Yearly Archives: 2015
OYO Rooms secures funding for ambitious portfolio expansion
GURGAON-BASED budget accommodation provider OYO Rooms has raised about US$24 million through financial institutions for expanding its network to 1,000 hotels in 25 cities...
Goa spotlights hinterland destinations to prevent beach overdevelopment
MOST popular for its beaches, Goa is mulling policies to promote travel to hinterland destinations and and prevent overdevelopment on its shores.
The Department of...
Brunei opens maritime museum in the capital
BRUNEI Tourism has announced the official launch of the Maritime Museum in Bandar Seri Begawan on March 23.
A project under the 10th National Development...
ANA launches Premium Economy on Asia flights
ANA today announced it has introduced new travel classes from Singapore, Bangkok and Jakarta to Tokyo in a bid to attract the routes' high...
APAC carriers review cockpit regulations
AIRLINES in the Asia-Pacific region are mulling a change in rules that would require a second crew member to be present in the cockpit...
India lures young Indonesians with festival campaign
THE Indian Embassy in Indonesia is working hard to increase Indonesian arrivals, especially the youths, through the Festival of India in Indonesia campaign that...
Nepalese conglomerate deepens hospitality roots with India’s Concept
NEPAL'S multi-industrial, transnational CG Corp Global last week inked a strategic deal with Concept Hospitality, owner of the Fern brand in India.
Through the partnership,...
Proposed levies for funding HKIA’s 3rd runway provoke trade ire
HONG KONG trade players are objecting to levies that the Airport Authority (AA) is proposing to impose on passengers and airlines, saying that the...
Add value, or be phased out: TAAI
DIFFERENTIATION through value-adds is the key for travel consultants to staying relevant and unscathed by competition from OTAs and product owners who sell direct...
The real icon of Singapore tourism
The real icon of Singapore tourism is not the the SkyPark pillared by three towers, or the water-spouting Merlion before it, or the Vanda...







